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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OnlineDM" data-source="post: 5929488" data-attributes="member: 90804">For what it's worth, 4e actually specifies that creatures know when they're marked. The consequences of breaking the mark might not always be known (this gets into some disputed areas of the rules), but a creature knows that the dude in armor has called it out, or whatever the mark may be.I originally <a href="http://onlinedungeonmaster.com/2011/09/12/how-should-a-dm-handle-a-monster-whos-marked/" target="_blank">wrote about this back in September</a>, and I ultimately concluded that the most fun approach is for the DM to role-play the monster. An intelligent creature who has a good idea of the consequences of violating the mark (perhaps it has seen another creature get punished by this type of character) will weigh the cost and benefit of breaking the mark and then pick the best course of action. A dumb creature will probably just attack whatever seems best regardless of the mark - the squishiest-looking target, or the closest thing at hand, or whatever. But once that dumb creature gets punished, it will probably learn and go after the character who has it marked.</blockquote>